When I was a little girl, my cousin was a Marine fighting in Vietnam. My mom and I use to make this recipe and put the candy in Tin boxes. We would mail the boxes to my cousin. He is an older man now. Every time I see him he still tells me how much that taste of home helped him. It’s a great recipe.
Grandma made this for Christmas every year. I remember peeling the potato, when I was 5, and trying to stir the mixture, but couldn’t. I’d have powdered sugar everywhere, and my wonderful granny would hug me, and sprinkle the sugar on my nose and kiss it off. I’m 53, and she’s been gone 43 years. I make this for my family, for the holidays, always remembering my granny!
Such a sweet memory! I remember making this with my Granny and Momma and now, I'm a Nanny to 3 girls and I can't wait for them to get big enough to pass on these memories and traditions with them! I hope I'm half the Granny my Granny and Momma was/are. I have visions of owning a bakery and my daughter's and granddaughter's working with me. Lol. Now THAT would make some memories with all of our hard heads! 🤣😂🤣😂
My neighbor when I was a little girl, was from Kentucky and he taught me when I was 6 year's old how to make this potatoe candy. I loved showing my friends when I was a teenager. My friends couldn't believe there was a potato in it... Brings back some great memories. I'm 54!
I lost my Mother last year. She was 90 years old. When I first found your site I cried because the way you cook is so similar to the way she cooked and it just brought tons of memories flooding back in. I watch you every day and truly enjoy your videos.
I lost my mother in Sept @ 90 y.o. too. Like you I was in tears watching the lady make the food my mother and grandmothers made when i was a child. It wasn't necessarily "hillbilly" food. It was simple, downhome cooking made as tasty as possible with what little one had available to make a meal with during the Great Depression. In retrospect those were the days! Hard but idyllic, compared to these disastrous times we live in now!
My Great Aunt died 20 yrs ago. Every time we’d go to Kentucky for Memorial wknd she’d be making it. She knew my mom and I loved it so she’s have tons for us. I’ve been wanting this for yrs. another aunt threw out the recipe, said was to hard. I was scrolling through your stuff and found this. So happy I about cried. Gonna start making tomorrow so I can make some for my mom for Christmas. Thank so much
We used to make the same potato mixture but used peppermint extract, rolled it out and cut out little circles with a shot glass, froze them then dipped them in melted chocolate to make homemade chocolate mints at Christmas. :)
Omg I can't believe I'm seeing this. I've never crossed paths with anyone that's even heard of this candy. This has been a Christmas treat since before I was born in my family. Its so easy and fun to make. I don't even like PB but I love this candy. My mom passed a couple of years ago at 88 years old. This candy brings back so many warm memories. Thank you so much for putting this out there.
Was shocked to see this . Been making this since I was a kid. And I don't know of anyone either that has heard of it. Was going to make it , had the peanut butter but no potatoe.
I asked Mom if she had ever ate any potato candy and she said yes she had as a kid. She is 93 and was raised in a farm house during the depression. Our people are from Ireland and Scotland. Thank you Becky
My Mama taught me to make this when I was a kid. She kept it simple, though. One tater, one bag of powdered sugar. I'm asked every year if I'm making it again. You've given me some ideas to make it a little easier. Thank you.
I absolutely love your channel mainly because my family originated from Kentucky my Mamaw is from Inez Kentucky aaand my Mamaw used to babysit Loretta Lynn when Loretta Lynn was a little baby!!! my Mamaw used to love telling people about it.. I miss her sitting on the front porch with her dress on chewing on a toothpick with her deep Kentucky accent she was so funny and witty. she had 15 children and they lived up in the hollers of West Virginia...my Papaw Was a coal miner all his life until the day he died of black lung I'm proud to be the daughter of a hillbilly my daddy was the best man he passed away in 2015 but anyway my mama used to make this potato candy along with a lot of other recipes you make. we absolutely love you..we are christians and Jesus is the reason for the season!!
Shannon, I'm proud to be the daughter of a Hillbilly Daddy too! My Daddy was wonderful, sweet, humble & very funny. We just lost him a week before his 95th birthday Aug 7th. I miss him terribly. Here's to Hillbilly Daddy's!!!
My papaw was a coal miner. Left WV to Oh. when he was told he had black lung and to get out of the mines. I miss him and mamaw. The food was always so full of flavor.
I learned about this from a friend who was raised in West Virginia and Western Maryland. She used a scoop of leftover mashed potatoes after dinner and whipped it up in no time for dessert. She also taught me how to can many fruits and vegetables. We would buy 2 bushels of peaches or whatever fruit was in season, and work them up together, and split the results. Using our 2 canning pots made short work of it! We lost her at a young age due to breast cancer. Thank you Diane Snoots, rest in peace.
When I was a child, my grandmother made potato candy in the shape of little logs the size of your pointer finger. She did not make the pinwheels with peanut butter. She made the potato part like you did, just no peanut butter. We loved them and they were so good. When she grew up they were really poor. She was one of eight children. Her mother mended clothes and did laundry for other people to make some money and my grandmothers dad worked when he could find work. I don’t think they could afford to buy peanut butter and the candy was made without the peanut butter. This was not made very often, maybe just at Christmas. I can’t wait to make the pinwheels. 🙏🏻❤️
I actually missed it up. My grandmother told me to use boiled potato in jacket. Well I did not ask how many potatoes… I boiled enough potatoes to make potato salad. I’d purchased about a dozen large bags of confectionery sugar. I kept adding sugar to about 6 medium potatoes and ended up with a table full of sticky syrup mixture and about a roll of parchment paper before I just gave it up. Later when I visited ( because she was deaf ) I told her I did the recipe wrong. She laughed and laughed and told me one potato. Too this day, I think of all the recipes she gave me even from when she was in school at KSD and Home Ec was called Domestic Science in early 1900’s. But my fondest memories was always learning, canning, all types of sewing and cooking from scratch. I was the oldest grandchild and only grandchild that learned the old fashion family recipes. The greatest gift that Money could never buy. I have her original recipes hand written in her school composition books from her school years.
When I was a little girl the mother of one of my classmates made this. I haven’t had any since the 1950’s as I didn’t know what it was called. I’m going to buy a potato tomorrow so I can include this in my grandkid’s Christmas goody boxes! Thank you.
I love this memory. I remember the first time my parents did this recipe, they did something similar. We lived in a military neighborhood. My mom went to all the neighbors borrowing powdered sugar. When the candy was made, she went back around the neighborhood giving out the massive amount of candy they made!
I love this recipe! I am Irish and I was told that during the potato famine in Ireland people were craving these because this is one of their candy they would make with potatoes. Thank you for such a great video! ☘️
Yes Im told it's Irish. Though my German Grandma is who made it. Told it was Grandpa's secret family recipe. That was passed down from the first person to make it in Ireland. It was to be kept hush and only family taught how to make it. No one had ever heard of it until the age of internet when someone somewhere but it online. Now the secrets out everywhere. But if it's passed down in your family then you are Irish.
Becky, I'm born and raised in Central PA. & our family has been making this as long as I can remember - I'm 71 years old! Always a favorite. I've made it for others & some special occasions - no one believes it was made with a potato - HA! But they all love it! I even split the dough, add different food coloring to each ball of dough and have red & green rolls at Christmas, maybe pink and purple at Easter, etc. It's such a great candy and definitely a conversation piece when you tell them it's made with potatoes - FUN! Thank you for all your recipes and instructions, God Bless!!
I’m 60 and this candy is very sentimental to me. My mama grew up with it and was considered a treat. Then she made it for us. She’s been gone 20yrs now. Thank you
I've only found this candy a few months ago, because it is sold at my local Ingles store..I definitely crave it in between my shopping visits.. it's also sold at 5.95 a pound.. so I spend a good price to starve off my addiction 🙃
Over 40 years ago, my boss made this and brought it to work. He was from Missouri, I got the recipe from him, it was made the same way. I would slice up the pin wheels and drizzle chocolate over them to make them to the next level.
My grandmother was from somewhere in Eastern Ky. My mom learn to make Potato Candy from her. I have not seen anyone make this in 30 yrs. Brings back memories, watching this video.
My Pennsylvania Dutch family has been making this for generations. It’s even in the very old Dutch cookbooks that were handed down to me - which I’ll pass along to my granddaughter. I love this candy!
Growing up our potato candy was called "oysters." It had the mashed potato & pwrd sugar small balls, then dipped in milk chocolate and rolled in grnd nuts. I'm going to try your recipe!
@@eveny119 I’ve not made this in decades, but every once in awhile, this candy comes to mind, and one of those times I was thinking about making it and at the end, taking a pinwheel slice and rolling into a ball, dipping some of them into chocolate.
I'm so glad you made this my grandmother who raised me taught me how to make this when I was 7 years old. She's 96 years old and will be 97 in July her and I still make potatoe candy every year so thank you so much I really don't have any family all them have shunned me I guess I'm the black sheep so my 96 year old granny is my rock she taught me about the good Lord above she took me to church I love her sooo much and we love your videos❤❤❤❤❤❤
This candy was one I ate as a child. It was an award for me, my nephews and cousins because my mom's brother grew the potatoes and we kids picked them up after he plowed them up. While doing the work, my uncle's wife was making this potato candy so I never got to see how it was made! I love it and I have failed the syrup version many times. If we saw it at a flea market I'd buy it for him lol. I'm assuming the Amish women made it as they were there. They didn't act like they would like to be approached and engage in conversation so I didn't ask if this was their potato candy or the syrup version. Thank you soooooo very much for this. I'm 65 now and I'm going to fix this for my 79 year old husband. He refused to let me pay $30 for 12 pieces from The Swiss Colony! He and I will enjoy this during Christmas and other times! Merry Christmas from Stearns, Kentucky! Charlie and Becca Stanley. 🌲🎄⛄☃️❄
We are brand new Tennessee residents and I'm so glad I came across your channel! I love all of your recipes and also that you use your channel to glorify our Lord. God bless you and your beautiful ministry.
My introduction to potato candy happened about 65 years ago in Atlanta, GA. I was outside with my family, and the lady next door came out with a platter of "potato candy" and offered us some. I remember that I liked it, and asked for more. This is the first time since then that I have ever seen a recipe for it, and directions for making it. I think I'll give it a try. I also want you to know that I really appreciate it when you share the gospel and remind us to put God first! Thank you for not being afraid to speak the truth.
Just wondering what part of Atlanta, GA you’re from!? I grew up in East Atlanta, not far from the pharmacy where they made Coke a Cola! That’s where my mom bought our medicine/prescriptions ! Mom and her mom made it regular! No holiday for this treat. I’ve made it for my family as well! Sometimes mom would make extra mashed potatoes just so she could have enough to make the candy for after the lunch on Sunday and supper at other times! Of course she wouldn’t put the salt and pepper in it until she had the desired amount of potatoes! I’ve just found this website so I most certainly will put it in my favorites!
I lived near Boulevard and Georgia Tech. Mom and I actually dressed up to ride the bus into downtown Atlanta to shop. We wore hats and gloves. I wore black patent leather shoes, and carried a little purse. Don't get me started!
I cannot wait to try this! Not even gonna wait until Christmas lol. I haven't seen your vids in a while and I've missed them! Your presence is so calming and peaceful. I thank you for not being scared to be an out and proud Christian these days and sharing your faith with all!! ❤
That's how mother taught it to me in the 50s. She also poured melted chocolate over some of the pinwheels. I taught it to my kids. Brings back memories. Thanks for sharing.
We have enjoyed this at our house for almost 50 years. When we were dating, someone with whom my husband worked told him how to make potato candy. So we made it together at my parents home. It was a big hit, we all enjoyed it. As our 6 children came along, it was a traditional recipe in our home. It was so nice to see you sharing this recipe with so many people. It has been awhile since I made this. I think our grandchildren need some again. Thank you.
My great grand mother told me that a German immigrant woman taught her how to make it in the early 1900’s Grandma passed in 1979 at the healthy age of 107 I helped her make it for Thanksgiving and Christmas.They lived in the Davidson Tennessee area back then,moved to Indiana in 1941.I still make it newby’s can’t believe it’s made from potatoes.Still my favorite candy.❤️👍🎅🏻
Thelma Dailey Three ingredients Yukon gold potato powdered sugar and peanut butter,boil potato to mash add nothing to potato.Mash potato lump free,it will take roughly 1cup powdered sugar per tablespoon of potato.I start with 5 tablespoons potato start with one cup sugar mix keep adding sugar until it reaches doughy texture.Sometimes it takes less sugar,sometimes more depends on moisture in potato.Its pretty self explanatory in the video I’ve been making it for 40 years counting the times I helped my Great Grandmother
My mom made this also for Christmas and Thanksgiving. She also made vinegar pie which is delicious. And my Grandma Moore with her no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies and my Grandma Jarnigan's biscuits. I remember my Grandma Jarnigan almost whipped my behind because I washed her bread pan. I enjoy making food from back in the day. Those were the most blessed days considering my Mom and Dad raised 10 children in the late 40's thru the early 60's in Eastern Tennessee.
I'm a grannie and happy to see this recipe come back to life! Also, thanks for the reminder of the days when I use to make these for my boys. The recipe presented here is correctly made and to be honest, tastes lovely. You can also leave the peanut butter out and simply wrap it up as you would salt water taffy in waxed paper.
My mom made candy the hard way. What a humongous blessing this is. Peanut butter is maybe my #1 favorite food, and potatoes. What a great blessing. Be blessed.💗
Our family favorite. I learned to make this as a child. I'm 71 and my family made this many years before I was born. This is the same recipe we use. Thank you.
As a child of the 60's and 70's in Pa., my mother would often make this candy whenever there was leftover mashed potatoes from dinner the night before. It was our favorite after school snack! ❤
My gram was from PA and taught me as a teen, how to make this and I began my Christmas tradition when I married. My sons always requested this when they married and now my older sister wants me to make it yearly. I made three batches. Flavored the white with vanilla or almond extract. The red flavored with peppermint or raspberry and the green batch with spearmint. P.S. I’ve also used Nutella on one batch…been making this over 50 years now.
My grandmother use to make this every year until she wasn’t strong enough and she taught me to do it. I made a UA-cam video on it a couple years ago. Since then I’ve found out that I am allergic to potatoes and I was so bummed because we used potatoes all the time. The last couple years I’ve actually used carrots and last year I used a white sweet potatoes. They both worked just the same as the russet potatoes. I was so pleased. I always use the same amount of vanilla. I’ve never used the syrup before. My carrot and sweet potato mixtures also had the same liquefaction as with the russet potatoes.
My mother use to make this candy every holiday and she never wrote it down. She was from Kentucky. I am so thankful that you made this video. Thank you.
My mom used to make this when i was growing up. I asked my sisters and brother if they knew how to make it a couple years ago, and not one of them could remember her making it. She passed away in 2013, there are so many things she made that I regret not asking her about over the years. I would have never guessed it was made with a potato when i was a kid. When i saw this videos cover I instantly recognized those peanut butter logs.. Thanks for the video!
Hot season, 15min. Peanut butter roll candy! First: potato substitute - no boiling, Arrowroot Flour right out bag (forgot to sift or strain); Parchment paper - yea!; Confectionery sugar ( maybe cup and half) added to “play-doh” consistency, 1/2 tsp pure vanilla; No rolling pin so patted out to about 1/4 in.; Spread creamy Skippy no mix peanut butter; Rolled up - freezer 30 min. - little too much peanut butter but, Oh Yeah!! Thank You Darlin’!!
This was a staple in my house growing up. My mom and grandma fixed it. I love it. I'm thinking that the thumbs down have never tried it or have a very delicate palate 👍😁😂😂
I made these this past Christmas- everyone loved them. My husband had the hardest time trying to figure that potatoes were used and said can't taste that good, boy did he change his mind after trying one 👌
This is one of my favorite childhood memories!!!!!!!!! I haven't had this in so long, I totally forgot about it. Once you said the name of it, I instantly remembered the flavor of this delicious snack. Thank you so much. God Bless you and your Family!!!!!!
I'm 66 and my country Elementary school in SW Virginia had wonderful lunch ladies that cooked our lunches. They made this candy about once a month. I have no idea if it was made like this, but I loved it. Thanks for sharing this!
My Nana used to make this every year. She passed away last year just before Christmas. It was always my favorite thing to help her make for Christmas. Now Nana and Papa are together and it's my turn to teach my son how to make this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this video it brought back wonderful memories.
My friend Ronnie put me on this stuff a long time ago around Christmas time, and I love it! I love your channel too by the way! You've got tons of interesting stuff on here, and again I'd like to thank you for using your channel for the Lord! There's not a lot of people who take a bold stand for Christ these days, and you're one of the few.
Hi Becky I’m so sorry to hear that you have lost Brett. I just found you 2 weeks ago and I am so hooked. I’m originally from Tennessee but now live in the Middle East due to my husband’s job. You are such a comfort to me. I had this many years ago so I made it tonight. Thank you for your gentle spirit and Godlywisdom. I watch every day. May God bless you.💕
In southwestern Pennsylvania my grandma on Mom's side made this .they were poor .now that I'm remembering this candy ,I'm going to add this to my candy list .so not only was it in the south but in North Eastern states in our great country .merry Christmas to all .
I’ve never heard of this, have to try it! My husband and I love a lot of treats with peanut butter. My Mama pinned her cards around the edges of curtains framing our Christmas tree. I tape mine to ribbon that I attach to door facings and remember loved ones who’ve sent them over the years. I’m glad to see someone else treasures cards in that way, too.
I'm 64 and had made this with my mother growing up as a little kid. I still make it today almost every Xmas. This year my 33 year old daughter asked for the recipe so the tradition will continue I'm sure. One ingredient I forgot about is the vanilla, but I've been making it without it for years and it still tastes fantastic. However your video is spot on and I'll go back to the vanilla for sure. My mother grew up in Maine and her ancestors were from Canada, go figure. :-)
My mom used to make potato candy every Christmas and we loved it as kids. This posting brought many fond memories of learning to cook with my mom in the tiny kitchen of our small farm house in northwest Ohio (our family roots are in Maryland and West Virginia).
My mom taught me how to make this when I was a little, little kid. This was basically her way of doing it. I completely forgot that potato candy existed until I saw your video, it's been over 30 year since I've had it. Mom's still around, but we don't do much sugar anymore. Our family is 100% Scotch Irish, from Tennessee.
My nephew and I used to make the peanut butter candy when we were kids. I never heard of putting potato in it. We made dough with the powdered sugar and a little milk, vanilla, piece of softened butter. It was a little tricky rolling it out and getting it just the right consistancy. Once we rolled out a good sized piece we "frosted" it with peanut butter. Then we rolled it up. Put it in the frig. for a while and then cut it in little roll-ups. It was good. I imagine your recipe with the potato might be not so sweet. Ours was really sweet tasting and we couldn't eat too much of it at a time. That is amazing how the potato makes the liquid. I'm going to try this soon. Thank you.
@@whitewolfnoami we did just the jam but it would be really good with both, my opinion. We spread the jam on kind of thick, not so much that it would ooze everywhere. Kind of hard to explain.
Oh! Thank you thank you @bonnie mccain. I was wondering if this could be made with a jam instead of the nut butter. Some family members have allergy issues. I'm definitely going to give this a try now.
My grandchildren love potato-peanutbutter candy! Just shared your recipe with oldest grandson so his girlfriend can make it too! Childhood memories being forwarded to next generation. My grandma & mom made it, passed onto 5th generation! Great video, thank you!!
At Christmas time my mom, who was from Johnstown PA, would make several types of candy and layer them in a big popcorn tin on waxed paper. Fudge, divinity, butterscotch puffed rice candy and this potato candy. We would sit around the table playing games and eating her candies. Thank you for the warm memory of Christmases past. ❤
Thank you so much for this recipe! When my grandma passed away we didn’t know what happened to the recipe. I remember my great grandma and my grandma making this as a little girl. I’m going to make some and send to my mom.
It is basically a Lefse recipe, only using powdered sugar instead of flour. There is a cone shaped sieve to mash the potato through with a round wooden tool. Then turning the lefse as it cooks with a long flat lefse stick. Very Irish and very similar. I can see how an Irish or Norwegian woman made the switch to become candy. My Gram, my mom, and myself and 2 sisters, still make Lefse around Christmas. Great recipe, thanks!!
My Grandma, and now the girls in our family, made/make something similar! We used powdered sugar, a little sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, and, of course, the peanut butter. My Grandma always added an egg, but we don't do that now. Funny, because no one ever got sick from the egg in the candy...lol....she would also dip some pieces in chocolate. I LOVE it when it dries out some! It reminds me of the constancy of divinity. I always thought it got better as it aged, if it lasted that long! :) I think I am going to try the potato next time, though....I can't wait to see how it does! God Bless!
My mama used to make this!!.. she has been gone for 19 years!!.. and this year has been hard.. my daddy is in the hospital with Covid pneumonia so Christmas is extra hard this year!!!.. Thank you for a precious memory!!!
I use to make these as a teenager and I loved them so much. Thru the years I thought about making them but, lost the recipe. This just thrills my heart. Now I can make them for my family and pass it on. Thank you sooo much for making them. God Bless
You're now my favorite person! Your voice is so soothing, I could listen to you for hours! Just looked up videos waiting on my potato candy to firm up in the fridge to get a visual. The recipe i was following was straight forward but didn't really describe what it should look like and how to do the steps. Definitely going to go check out your other videos!!! I'm born and raised at the entrance to the Smoky Mountains. My great grandmother made potato candy every Christmas. This is my first year trying.
I found your channel recently. I just love you and your cooking. You really can cook good meals.! My mother in law cooked like you. She was so frugal, but when family was around she cooked a lot from her garden. She taught me so much starting when I was 18. I am now 74 and she will always be in my heart when I am cooking. You are a beautiful, tender hearted woman who loves her family very much
God Bless you and your family this Christmas. Thank you foremost for making God the focal point of your everyday life, and always emphasizing this on your channel. Wishing you a very Happy New Year.
My mom has always made this for us and it’s been a huge favorite, but she made it with instant potatoes 😮 and it was still delicious. No one even knew it was potatoes!!
OMG. As a teenager I had a boss who would make this for me along with a full course turkey dinner in the summer. My favorite. Yummy. I need to make these. This definitely was her recipe. God bless you. You're taking me back approximately 45 years ago. Hugs 🤗and love 😇
This was the first video I found of yours and then y'all got sick. I went through it with you like we'd known each other for years. You're very special and I've learned more than cooking from you
My Mamaw has made this since i can remember in Kentucky. Definitely a family favorite. I actually use my left over mashed potatoes. Whether they are russet or not. I've even used instant potatoes and still delicous. Just recently ran across your show and i love it. Merry Christmas to all.
My dad told me my Aunt Mary (his sister law who was older than him), would make him potato candy and he loved it. My dad had cancer and I was caring for him. I searched and found a recipe in hopes to surprise him. Unfortunately he passed away before I could make it for him. I’ve not thought about making it for us until this video. Had I known there was a way to make it so fast I’m sure I would have made dad some. I’ll try to make this so that my little brother and I can enjoy it and remember my dad and Aunt Mary while we ear it.
Thank you for sharing my first time never had my mom to show me how to cook are fix deserts I lost my dad in 2018 by cancer was 93 he own hes business was amazing cook was called bob snack bar this reminds me alot of my dad would always talk about how much to use and what not to use would stay out of school to help him and some of my brothers and sisters so thank you again for sharing so I can make for others God bless you
My mother grew up during the depression. She made a few recipes, and especially the Potato Candy! She would add the vanilla or sometimes peppermint to make us drop candy. She would roll the dough into little balls and drop them into melted chocolate, then refrigerate for about two to three hours! My brothers and I thought we were in candy Heaven! I'm new to The Hillbilly Kitchen from NEW JERSEY. God Bless You Everyday.
I used to make this when my Girls were young! Can’t believe the recipe is STILL going around (btw I always added sliced red and green Maraschino Cherries! GREAT CHRISTmas Candy)
When I was a little girl, my cousin was a Marine fighting in Vietnam. My mom and I use to make this recipe and put the candy in Tin boxes. We would mail the boxes to my cousin. He is an older man now. Every time I see him he still tells me how much that taste of home helped him. It’s a great recipe.
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Thanks so much for sharing your sweet story
I still make it every Christmas.
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I love how she doesn't use a ton of different kitchen tools, I love recipes where I don't need to use every contraption in my kitchen
I know, but I just want to give her a whisk and especially a spatula to get all the goodness out of bowls!! Just a fork to stir is harder.
Grandma made this for Christmas every year. I remember peeling the potato, when I was 5, and trying to stir the mixture, but couldn’t. I’d have powdered sugar everywhere, and my wonderful granny would hug me, and sprinkle the sugar on my nose and kiss it off. I’m 53, and she’s been gone 43 years. I make this for my family, for the holidays, always remembering my granny!
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Such a sweet memory! I remember making this with my Granny and Momma and now, I'm a Nanny to 3 girls and I can't wait for them to get big enough to pass on these memories and traditions with them! I hope I'm half the Granny my Granny and Momma was/are. I have visions of owning a bakery and my daughter's and granddaughter's working with me. Lol. Now THAT would make some memories with all of our hard heads! 🤣😂🤣😂
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Ahhhh. This chokes me up. So touching.
I miss mine too.😢
My neighbor when I was a little girl, was from Kentucky and he taught me when I was 6 year's old how to make this potatoe candy. I loved showing my friends when I was a teenager. My friends couldn't believe there was a potato in it... Brings back some great memories. I'm 54!
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Stop with the trying to pick up women here.
I lost my Mother last year. She was 90 years old. When I first found your site I cried because the way you cook is so similar to the way she cooked and it just brought tons of memories flooding back in. I watch you every day and truly enjoy your videos.
I feel the same way, My Grandma and Mom cooked like Becky !!!!😎😎😎
Look like fun
You said it perfectly
I have made potato candy it is easy
I lost my mother in Sept @ 90 y.o. too. Like you I was in tears watching the lady make the food my mother and grandmothers made when i was a child. It wasn't necessarily "hillbilly" food. It was simple, downhome cooking made as tasty as possible with what little one had available to make a meal with during the Great Depression. In retrospect those were the days! Hard but idyllic, compared to these disastrous times we live in now!
My Great Aunt died 20 yrs ago. Every time we’d go to Kentucky for Memorial wknd she’d be making it. She knew my mom and I loved it so she’s have tons for us. I’ve been wanting this for yrs. another aunt threw out the recipe, said was to hard. I was scrolling through your stuff and found this. So happy I about cried. Gonna start making tomorrow so I can make some for my mom for Christmas. Thank so much
We used to make the same potato mixture but used peppermint extract, rolled it out and cut out little circles with a shot glass, froze them then dipped them in melted chocolate to make homemade chocolate mints at Christmas. :)
oh that sounds wonderful!
Wowwers that sounds great also❣️
Omg I can't believe I'm seeing this. I've never crossed paths with anyone that's even heard of this candy. This has been a Christmas treat since before I was born in my family. Its so easy and fun to make. I don't even like PB but I love this candy. My mom passed a couple of years ago at 88 years old. This candy brings back so many warm memories. Thank you so much for putting this out there.
Thanks for sharing your memory with us. God bless you!
Was shocked to see this . Been making this since I was a kid. And I don't know of anyone either that has heard of it. Was going to make it , had the peanut butter but no potatoe.
@@helenatha3410 me too it's so good too 😊
Same..no one understood what I was talking about! Lol
Is this a soft candy?
I asked Mom if she had ever ate any potato candy and she said yes she had as a kid. She is 93 and was raised in a farm house during the depression. Our people are from Ireland and Scotland. Thank you Becky
I was so sorry to hear about your husband. I do so much enjoy the hillbilly country kitchen. You do such a good job. May your holidays be blessed.
I Love when Everyone in the audience tells a memory about their heritage, Thank You Dan
My Mama taught me to make this when I was a kid. She kept it simple, though. One tater, one bag of powdered sugar. I'm asked every year if I'm making it again. You've given me some ideas to make it a little easier. Thank you.
Just ain't Christmas without this candy
My Grandma taught me to make it when I was young
I absolutely love your channel mainly because my family originated from Kentucky my Mamaw is from Inez Kentucky aaand my Mamaw used to babysit Loretta Lynn when Loretta Lynn was a little baby!!!
my Mamaw used to love telling people about it.. I miss her sitting on the front porch with her dress on chewing on a toothpick with her deep Kentucky accent she was so funny and witty.
she had 15 children and they lived up in the hollers of West Virginia...my Papaw Was a coal miner all his life until the day he died of black lung I'm proud to be the daughter of a hillbilly my daddy was the best man he passed away in 2015 but anyway my mama used to make this potato candy along with a lot of other recipes you make.
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Shannon, I'm proud to be the daughter of a Hillbilly Daddy too! My Daddy was wonderful, sweet, humble & very funny. We just lost him a week before his 95th birthday Aug 7th. I miss him terribly. Here's to Hillbilly Daddy's!!!
When I saw this video
It took me back to a
Dear friend I lost years
Ago . She made this
Every. Christmas.
Thanks for the memories.
My papaw was a coal miner. Left WV to Oh. when he was told he had black lung and to get out of the mines. I miss him and mamaw. The food was always so full of flavor.
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I learned about this from a friend who was raised in West Virginia and Western Maryland. She used a scoop of leftover mashed potatoes after dinner and whipped it up in no time for dessert. She also taught me how to can many fruits and vegetables. We would buy 2 bushels of peaches or whatever fruit was in season, and work them up together, and split the results. Using our 2 canning pots made short work of it! We lost her at a young age due to breast cancer. Thank you Diane Snoots, rest in peace.
I've made this candy since I was a child in PA. It is a Christmas tradition for most PA Dutch families.
Same here, my nana made cinnamon pinwheels as well.
Yes! My Grandmother in PA use to make this at Christmas! I was shocked to see this! I haven’t had it in so long! 😍
My fam only did cookies and christmas gramcracker and nut log roll. Easter we do the cherry and other powder sugar chocolate covered candy eggs. 😁
How many of us from PA remember a variation of this recipe! Mine came from the Irish.☘
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When I was a child, my grandmother made potato candy in the shape of little logs the size of your pointer finger. She did not make the pinwheels with peanut butter. She made the potato part like you did, just no peanut butter. We loved them and they were so good. When she grew up they were really poor. She was one of eight children. Her mother mended clothes and did laundry for other people to make some money and my grandmothers dad worked when he could find work. I don’t think they could afford to buy peanut butter and the candy was made without the peanut butter. This was not made very often, maybe just at Christmas. I can’t wait to make the pinwheels. 🙏🏻❤️
Sprinkle a little water on the counter, then the parchment or wax paper. Helps it to stay put when rolling out.
Thanks for your tip. I will be doing this. Rhonda
Thanks for your tip. That had never crossed my mind. I got to where I expected trouble with sliding paper.
Thank you! I love this respie I love the little tips that make life easier!
Great idea. Thank you maam
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I actually missed it up. My grandmother told me to use boiled potato in jacket. Well I did not ask how many potatoes… I boiled enough potatoes to make potato salad. I’d purchased about a dozen large bags of confectionery sugar. I kept adding sugar to about 6 medium potatoes and ended up with a table full of sticky syrup mixture and about a roll of parchment paper before I just gave it up. Later when I visited ( because she was deaf ) I told her I did the recipe wrong. She laughed and laughed and told me one potato. Too this day, I think of all the recipes she gave me even from when she was in school at KSD and Home Ec was called Domestic Science in early 1900’s. But my fondest memories was always learning, canning, all types of sewing and cooking from scratch. I was the oldest grandchild and only grandchild that learned the old fashion family recipes. The greatest gift that Money could never buy. I have her original recipes hand written in her school composition books from her school years.
What a blessing
When I was a little girl the mother of one of my classmates made this. I haven’t had any since the 1950’s as I didn’t know what it was called. I’m going to buy a potato tomorrow so I can include this in my grandkid’s Christmas goody boxes! Thank you.
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I love this memory. I remember the first time my parents did this recipe, they did something similar. We lived in a military neighborhood. My mom went to all the neighbors borrowing powdered sugar. When the candy was made, she went back around the neighborhood giving out the massive amount of candy they made!
Wonderful story! Laughed a lot, because I’ve seen that done, numerous times! 😁
I love this recipe! I am Irish and I was told that during the potato famine in Ireland people were craving these because this is one of their candy they would make with potatoes. Thank you for such a great video! ☘️
Did they use something else other than peanut butter in Ireland, because I can't imagine them having it there at that time?
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Yes Im told it's Irish. Though my German Grandma is who made it. Told it was Grandpa's secret family recipe. That was passed down from the first person to make it in Ireland. It was to be kept hush and only family taught how to make it. No one had ever heard of it until the age of internet when someone somewhere but it online. Now the secrets out everywhere. But if it's passed down in your family then you are Irish.
Becky, I'm born and raised in Central PA. & our family has been making this as long as I can remember - I'm 71 years old! Always a favorite. I've made it for others & some special occasions - no one believes it was made with a potato - HA! But they all love it! I even split the dough, add different food coloring to each ball of dough and have red & green rolls at Christmas, maybe pink and purple at Easter, etc. It's such a great candy and definitely a conversation piece when you tell them it's made with potatoes - FUN! Thank you for all your recipes and instructions, God Bless!!
I’m 60 and made this country/Irish recipe with both sides of my family 😉🎄
I’m 60 and this candy is very sentimental to me. My mama grew up with it and was considered a treat. Then she made it for us. She’s been gone 20yrs now. Thank you
I love this candy. I learned how to make 15 years ago from an older sweet lady. Once you eat it, you crave it.
Amen!!! It’s so addicting
I've only found this candy a few months ago, because it is sold at my local Ingles store..I definitely crave it in between my shopping visits.. it's also sold at 5.95 a pound.. so I spend a good price to starve off my addiction 🙃
My Aunt taught me to make this when I was 10 years old. Now I'm 73 and still make it at least once each year.
Over 40 years ago, my boss made this and brought it to work. He was from Missouri, I got the recipe from him, it was made the same way. I would slice up the pin wheels and drizzle chocolate over them to make them to the next level.
My grandmother was from somewhere in Eastern Ky. My mom learn to make Potato Candy from her. I have not seen anyone make this in 30 yrs. Brings back memories, watching this video.
Happy New Year Thank you and God bless you!
I can remember my. Grandmother making this
when I was young. I'm 73 now..
This candy is larapin, awesome.
My Pennsylvania Dutch family has been making this for generations. It’s even in the very old Dutch cookbooks that were handed down to me - which I’ll pass along to my granddaughter. I love this candy!
That’s what I just posted. Funny same thing
Pa Dutch families can cook and bake.
Growing up our potato candy was called "oysters." It had the mashed potato & pwrd sugar small balls, then dipped in milk chocolate and rolled in grnd nuts. I'm going to try your recipe!
Oooo! This sounds nice too!
I'm also going to make yours and see how everyone likes them I might chop dried fruit and dark chocolate then pecans
Yes that sounds good, You could also fill them with peanut butter first then dip them.
@@eveny119 I’ve not made this in decades, but every once in awhile, this candy comes to mind, and one of those times I was thinking about making it and at the end, taking a pinwheel slice and rolling into a ball, dipping some of them into chocolate.
God bless you , Becky!
I'm so glad you made this my grandmother who raised me taught me how to make this when I was 7 years old. She's 96 years old and will be 97 in July her and I still make potatoe candy every year so thank you so much I really don't have any family all them have shunned me I guess I'm the black sheep so my 96 year old granny is my rock she taught me about the good Lord above she took me to church I love her sooo much and we love your videos❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing that Tracy. God bless you and your Granny!
Thank you and God Bless you and your family
This candy was one I ate as a child. It was an award for me, my nephews and cousins because my mom's brother grew the potatoes and we kids picked them up after he plowed them up. While doing the work, my uncle's wife was making this potato candy so I never got to see how it was made! I love it and I have failed the syrup version many times. If we saw it at a flea market I'd buy it for him lol. I'm assuming the Amish women made it as they were there. They didn't act like they would like to be approached and engage in conversation so I didn't ask if this was their potato candy or the syrup version. Thank you soooooo very much for this. I'm 65 now and I'm going to fix this for my 79 year old husband. He refused to let me pay $30 for 12 pieces from The Swiss Colony! He and I will enjoy this during Christmas and other times! Merry Christmas from Stearns, Kentucky! Charlie and Becca Stanley. 🌲🎄⛄☃️❄
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We are brand new Tennessee residents and I'm so glad I came across your channel! I love all of your recipes and also that you use your channel to glorify our Lord. God bless you and your beautiful ministry.
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“Not having to rush, not having to hurry”……….good way to cook, good way to live. Looking forward to making this very soon. Thank you for sharing.
I have been looking for this recipe for years! My Mom and I made these when I was a child - Oh the memories!
My aunt, of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, made this for me when I was 9. I'm 65, and I've been waiting for this recipe! Thank you so much for sharing!
Aww that's great!
My introduction to potato candy happened about 65 years ago in Atlanta, GA. I was outside with my family, and the lady next door came out with a platter of "potato candy" and offered us some. I remember that I liked it, and asked for more. This is the first time since then that I have ever seen a recipe for it, and directions for making it. I think I'll give it a try. I also want you to know that I really appreciate it when you share the gospel and remind us to put God first! Thank you for not being afraid to speak the truth.
Just wondering what part of Atlanta, GA you’re from!? I grew up in East Atlanta, not far from the pharmacy where they made Coke a Cola! That’s where my mom bought our medicine/prescriptions ! Mom and her mom made it regular! No holiday for this treat. I’ve made it for my family as well! Sometimes mom would make extra mashed potatoes just so she could have enough to make the candy for after the lunch on Sunday and supper at other times! Of course she wouldn’t put the salt and pepper in it until she had the desired amount of potatoes! I’ve just found this website so I most certainly will put it in my favorites!
I lived near Boulevard and Georgia Tech. Mom and I actually dressed up to ride the bus into downtown Atlanta to shop. We wore hats and gloves. I wore black patent leather shoes, and carried a little purse. Don't get me started!
I cannot wait to try this! Not even gonna wait until Christmas lol. I haven't seen your vids in a while and I've missed them! Your presence is so calming and peaceful. I thank you for not being scared to be an out and proud Christian these days and sharing your faith with all!! ❤
That's how mother taught it to me in the 50s. She also poured melted chocolate over some of the pinwheels. I taught it to my kids. Brings back memories. Thanks for sharing.
We have enjoyed this at our house for almost 50 years. When we were dating, someone with whom my husband worked told him how to make potato candy. So we made it together at my parents home. It was a big hit, we all enjoyed it. As our 6 children came along, it was a traditional recipe in our home. It was so nice to see you sharing this recipe with so many people. It has been awhile since I made this. I think our grandchildren need some again. Thank you.
My great grand mother told me that a German immigrant woman taught her how to make it in the early 1900’s Grandma passed in 1979 at the healthy age of 107 I helped her make it for Thanksgiving and Christmas.They lived in the Davidson Tennessee area back then,moved to Indiana in 1941.I still make it newby’s can’t believe it’s made from potatoes.Still my favorite candy.❤️👍🎅🏻
What a great story and memory of your great grand mother❤️ thanks for sharing...
I can't seem to get the recipe
Thelma Dailey Three ingredients Yukon gold potato powdered sugar and peanut butter,boil potato to mash add nothing to potato.Mash potato lump free,it will take roughly 1cup powdered sugar per tablespoon of potato.I start with 5 tablespoons potato start with one cup sugar mix keep adding sugar until it reaches doughy texture.Sometimes it takes less sugar,sometimes more depends on moisture in potato.Its pretty self explanatory in the video I’ve been making it for 40 years counting the times I helped my Great Grandmother
Thelma Dailey Typo it’s been 50 years
@@thelmadailey3160, it's at the beginning of the video.
I’m 62 years old and my mom used to make this when I was a child. This is the first time I’ve seen it made anywhere. Thank you.
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My mom made this also for Christmas and Thanksgiving. She also made vinegar pie which is delicious. And my Grandma Moore with her no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies and my Grandma Jarnigan's biscuits. I remember my Grandma Jarnigan almost whipped my behind because I washed her bread pan. I enjoy making food from back in the day. Those were the most blessed days considering my Mom and Dad raised 10 children in the late 40's thru the early 60's in Eastern Tennessee.
What is vinegar pie I've never heard of it
I'm a grannie and happy to see this recipe come back to life! Also, thanks for the reminder of the days when I use to make these for my boys. The recipe presented here is correctly made and to be honest, tastes lovely. You can also leave the peanut butter out and simply wrap it up as you would salt water taffy in waxed paper.
I made this in my 7th grade home economics class (1973). Haven't seen this since; but it was good candy! Thank you!
My mom made candy the hard way. What a humongous blessing this is. Peanut butter is maybe my #1 favorite food, and potatoes. What a great blessing. Be blessed.💗
My mom is from West Virginia and we made this in my child hood. I make this now. So simple and so yummy
Our family favorite. I learned to make this as a child. I'm 71 and my family made this many years before I was born. This is the same recipe we use. Thank you.
As a child of the 60's and 70's in Pa., my mother would often make this candy whenever there was leftover mashed potatoes from dinner the night before. It was our favorite after school snack! ❤
This is the exact recipe my Dad taught me back in the 70’s. Thanks for the memories. RIP Dad! Merry Christmas!
What is the recipe I would love to have it
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@@thelmadailey3160 3 or 4 cups powder sugar, a boiled potato , 1/4 to 1/3 cup peanut butter, pinch of salt, 1/2 tsp vanilla
@@thelmadailey3160 3 or 4 cups powder sugar, a boiled potato , 1/4 to 1/3 cup peanut butter, pinch of salt, 1/2 tsp vanilla
@@thelmadailey3160 3 or 4 cups powder sugar, a boiled potato , 1/4 to 1/3 cup peanut butter, pinch of salt, 1/2 tsp vanilla
My gram was from PA and taught me as a teen, how to make this and I began my Christmas tradition when I married. My sons always requested this when they married and now my older sister wants me to make it yearly. I made three batches. Flavored the white with vanilla or almond extract. The red flavored with peppermint or raspberry and the green batch with spearmint. P.S. I’ve also used Nutella on one batch…been making this over 50 years now.
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My mother in law taught me how to make this. 36 years later, it is still a huge hit at our house.
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I remember my dad making this. He was from Tennessee. It was the only thing he made, and of course his 5 children likes to help...
I'm 44 & I've been making it this way since I was a very young girl. It's a great recipe.
My grandmother use to make this every year until she wasn’t strong enough and she taught me to do it. I made a UA-cam video on it a couple years ago. Since then I’ve found out that I am allergic to potatoes and I was so bummed because we used potatoes all the time. The last couple years I’ve actually used carrots and last year I used a white sweet potatoes. They both worked just the same as the russet potatoes. I was so pleased. I always use the same amount of vanilla. I’ve never used the syrup before. My carrot and sweet potato mixtures also had the same liquefaction as with the russet potatoes.
This was always one of the candies that my aunts made for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner at my granny’s house.
Thanks for sharing that with us, God bless you!
My mother use to make this candy every holiday and she never wrote it down. She was from Kentucky. I am so thankful that you made this video. Thank you.
My mom used to make this when i was growing up.
I asked my sisters and brother if they knew how to make it a couple years ago, and not one of them could remember her making it. She passed away in 2013, there are so many things she made that I regret not asking her about over the years.
I would have never guessed it was made with a potato when i was a kid. When i saw this videos cover I instantly recognized those peanut butter logs..
Thanks for the video!
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Hot season, 15min. Peanut butter roll candy! First: potato substitute - no boiling, Arrowroot Flour right out bag (forgot to sift or strain);
Parchment paper - yea!;
Confectionery sugar ( maybe cup and half) added to “play-doh” consistency, 1/2 tsp pure vanilla;
No rolling pin so patted out to about 1/4 in.;
Spread creamy Skippy no mix peanut butter;
Rolled up - freezer 30 min. - little too much peanut butter but, Oh Yeah!! Thank You Darlin’!!
This was a staple in my house growing up. My mom and grandma fixed it. I love it. I'm thinking that the thumbs down have never tried it or have a very delicate palate 👍😁😂😂
I made these this past Christmas- everyone loved them. My husband had the hardest time trying to figure that potatoes were used and said can't taste that good, boy did he change his mind after trying one 👌
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This is one of my favorite childhood memories!!!!!!!!! I haven't had this in so long, I totally forgot about it. Once you said the name of it, I instantly remembered the flavor of this delicious snack. Thank you so much. God Bless you and your Family!!!!!!
I'm 66 and my country Elementary school in SW Virginia had wonderful lunch ladies that cooked our lunches. They made this candy about once a month. I have no idea if it was made like this, but I loved it. Thanks for sharing this!
Very interesting. I’m from India..... I need to try this for Christmas 😍 thank you! God bless you. Keep Him first always.
Thank you 😊 God Bless You! Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you and your family.🎄❤️😘
My Nana used to make this every year. She passed away last year just before Christmas. It was always my favorite thing to help her make for Christmas. Now Nana and Papa are together and it's my turn to teach my son how to make this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this video it brought back wonderful memories.
Making and sharing family memories is what makes life good! I hope you and your son have a wonderful Christmas.
My friend Ronnie put me on this stuff a long time ago around Christmas time, and I love it! I love your channel too by the way! You've got tons of interesting stuff on here, and again I'd like to thank you for using your channel for the Lord! There's not a lot of people who take a bold stand for Christ these days, and you're one of the few.
Thank you for saying that, you are very kind. God bless you!
Thanks so much for thisrecipe. Have a blessed day
Hi Becky I’m so sorry to hear that you have lost Brett. I just found you 2 weeks ago and I am so hooked. I’m originally from Tennessee but now live in the Middle East due to my husband’s job. You are such a comfort to me. I had this many years ago so I made it tonight. Thank you for your gentle spirit and Godlywisdom. I watch every day. May God bless you.💕
My dad made this potato candy in the early 40s and I never got his recipe so it is a joy to to run across this video Thank you and. God bless
You are so welcome! Thank you 😊 God Bless You!
In southwestern Pennsylvania my grandma on Mom's side made this .they were poor .now that I'm remembering this candy ,I'm going to add this to my candy list .so not only was it in the south but in North Eastern states in our great country .merry Christmas to all .
I’ve never heard of this, have to try it! My husband and I love a lot of treats with peanut butter. My Mama pinned her cards around the edges of curtains framing our Christmas tree. I tape mine to ribbon that I attach to door facings and remember loved ones who’ve sent them over the years. I’m glad to see someone else treasures cards in that way, too.
I've made this for years. My grandmother gave me the recipe. My family begs me to make it..... not just for the holidays. 😀
I'm 64 and had made this with my mother growing up as a little kid. I still make it today almost every Xmas. This year my 33 year old daughter asked for the recipe so the tradition will continue I'm sure. One ingredient I forgot about is the vanilla, but I've been making it without it for years and it still tastes fantastic. However your video is spot on and I'll go back to the vanilla for sure. My mother grew up in Maine and her ancestors were from Canada, go figure. :-)
My mom used to make potato candy every Christmas and we loved it as kids. This posting brought many fond memories of learning to cook with my mom in the tiny kitchen of our small farm house in northwest Ohio (our family roots are in Maryland and West Virginia).
My mom taught me how to make this when I was a little, little kid. This was basically her way of doing it. I completely forgot that potato candy existed until I saw your video, it's been over 30 year since I've had it. Mom's still around, but we don't do much sugar anymore. Our family is 100% Scotch Irish, from Tennessee.
My nephew and I used to make the peanut butter candy when we were kids. I never heard of putting potato in it. We made dough with the powdered sugar and a little milk, vanilla, piece of softened butter. It was a little tricky rolling it out and getting it just the right consistancy. Once we rolled out a good sized piece we "frosted" it with peanut butter. Then we rolled it up. Put it in the frig. for a while and then cut it in little roll-ups. It was good. I imagine your recipe with the potato might be not so sweet. Ours was really sweet tasting and we couldn't eat too much of it at a time. That is amazing how the potato makes the liquid. I'm going to try this soon. Thank you.
As a child, I did this every year with my grandmother. It's also good with jam.
How much jam? Do you still put the peanut butter on it too and then add the jam or just the jam only?
@@whitewolfnoami we did just the jam but it would be really good with both, my opinion. We spread the jam on kind of thick, not so much that it would ooze everywhere. Kind of hard to explain.
Oh! Thank you thank you @bonnie mccain. I was wondering if this could be made with a jam instead of the nut butter. Some family members have allergy issues. I'm definitely going to give this a try now.
My grandchildren love potato-peanutbutter candy! Just shared your recipe with oldest grandson so his girlfriend can make it too! Childhood memories being forwarded to next generation. My grandma & mom made it, passed onto 5th generation! Great video, thank you!!
My momma made this every Christmas when I was growing up. Wonderful childhood memories.
At Christmas time my mom, who was from Johnstown PA, would make several types of candy and layer them in a big popcorn tin on waxed paper. Fudge, divinity, butterscotch puffed rice candy and this potato candy. We would sit around the table playing games and eating her candies. Thank you for the warm memory of Christmases past. ❤
Thank you so much for this recipe! When my grandma passed away we didn’t know what happened to the recipe. I remember my great grandma and my grandma making this as a little girl. I’m going to make some and send to my mom.
It is basically a Lefse recipe, only using powdered sugar instead of flour. There is a cone shaped sieve to mash the potato through with a round wooden tool. Then turning the lefse as it cooks with a long flat lefse stick. Very Irish and very similar. I can see how an Irish or Norwegian woman made the switch to become candy. My Gram, my mom, and myself and 2 sisters, still make Lefse around Christmas. Great recipe, thanks!!
Thank you for watching and sharing that with us. God bless you!
Some of the best, creative cooks came out of the depression....
As they’ve always said necessity is the mother of invention.. maybe candy wasn’t a necessity, but we all sure do love it.
Been making tader candy my whole life, love seeing the confused looks I get when I explain it to others
Love these DEPRESSION ERA recipes, back story too 👍
My Grandma, and now the girls in our family, made/make something similar!
We used powdered sugar, a little sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, and, of course, the peanut butter.
My Grandma always added an egg, but we don't do that now. Funny, because no one ever got sick from the egg in the candy...lol....she would also dip some pieces in chocolate.
I LOVE it when it dries out some! It reminds me of the constancy of divinity. I always thought it got better as it aged, if it lasted that long! :)
I think I am going to try the potato next time, though....I can't wait to see how it does!
God Bless!
My mama used to make this!!.. she has been gone for 19 years!!.. and this year has been hard.. my daddy is in the hospital with Covid pneumonia so Christmas is extra hard this year!!!.. Thank you for a precious memory!!!
I use to make these as a teenager and I loved them so much. Thru the years I thought about making them but, lost the recipe. This just thrills my heart. Now I can make them for my family and pass it on. Thank you sooo much for making them. God Bless
You're now my favorite person! Your voice is so soothing, I could listen to you for hours! Just looked up videos waiting on my potato candy to firm up in the fridge to get a visual. The recipe i was following was straight forward but didn't really describe what it should look like and how to do the steps. Definitely going to go check out your other videos!!! I'm born and raised at the entrance to the Smoky Mountains. My great grandmother made potato candy every Christmas. This is my first year trying.
I found your channel recently. I just love you and your cooking. You really can cook good meals.! My mother in law cooked like you. She was so frugal, but when family was around she cooked a lot from her garden. She taught me so much starting when I was 18. I am now 74 and she will always be in my heart when I am cooking. You are a beautiful, tender hearted woman who loves her family very much
Welcome to The Hillbilly Kitchen! Thank you for sharing your memories and your kind words. God bless you!
God Bless you and your family this Christmas.
Thank you foremost for making God the focal point of your everyday life, and always emphasizing
this on your channel.
Wishing you a very Happy New Year.
My mom has always made this for us and it’s been a huge favorite, but she made it with instant potatoes 😮 and it was still delicious. No one even knew it was potatoes!!
OMG. As a teenager I had a boss who would make this for me along with a full course turkey dinner in the summer. My favorite. Yummy. I need to make these. This definitely was her recipe. God bless you. You're taking me back approximately 45 years ago. Hugs 🤗and love 😇
This was the first video I found of yours and then y'all got sick. I went through it with you like we'd known each other for years. You're very special and I've learned more than cooking from you
My Mamaw has made this since i can remember in Kentucky. Definitely a family favorite.
I actually use my left over mashed potatoes. Whether they are russet or not. I've even used instant potatoes and still delicous.
Just recently ran across your show and i love it.
Merry Christmas to all.
How do you use the instant potatoes?
I used the instant too. But only 2T was our recipe. I use to say it's potato candy but has so little potato. Lol
My dad told me my Aunt Mary (his sister law who was older than him), would make him potato candy and he loved it. My dad had cancer and I was caring for him. I searched and found a recipe in hopes to surprise him. Unfortunately he passed away before I could make it for him. I’ve not thought about making it for us until this video. Had I known there was a way to make it so fast I’m sure I would have made dad some. I’ll try to make this so that my little brother and I can enjoy it and remember my dad and Aunt Mary while we ear it.
My grandmother made this at Christmas! I still make it in her memory. Its very good!
Thank you for sharing my first time never had my mom to show me how to cook are fix deserts I lost my dad in 2018 by cancer was 93 he own hes business was amazing cook was called bob snack bar this reminds me alot of my dad would always talk about how much to use and what not to use would stay out of school to help him and some of my brothers and sisters so thank you again for sharing so I can make for others God bless you
My grandma Emma Butler always made this. I loved it. We all did. Thank you for showing this.
Butler! That was my sister's married name! (John Butler) They have been deceased a long time.
@@grandmajane2593 my grandma was Emma and grandpa Roy Butler. Not a lot of info on Grandpa's family.
@@deborahfogel3689 - thanks, I never knew much about the Butlers. They were in-laws so I wasn't very interested at the time. l o l
My mom and grandma used to make this for us. What a memory this has brought back.
My mom made this a few times but I have never seen anyone else make it. I am going to try this. Thank you so much for an old fashioned recipe.
My mother grew up during the depression. She made a few recipes, and especially the Potato Candy! She would add the vanilla or sometimes peppermint to make us drop candy. She would roll the dough into little balls and drop them into melted chocolate, then refrigerate for about two to three hours! My brothers and I thought we were in candy Heaven! I'm new to The Hillbilly Kitchen from NEW JERSEY. God Bless You Everyday.
My grandma always said like pie dough. One of my favorites for sure.
I used to make this when my Girls were young! Can’t believe the recipe is STILL going around (btw I always added sliced red and green Maraschino Cherries! GREAT CHRISTmas Candy)